commode C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /kəˈməʊd/ See IPA manual Freq #38212 Meanings 1 noun A toilet, or a chair with a built-in chamber pot. The nurse helped the patient onto the commode beside the bed. 2 noun A low, decorative chest of drawers. An antique commode stood against the bedroom wall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a toilet, or a chair with a... toilet 2 noun · a low, decorative chest of... chiffonier Word family Forms commodes Related forms accommodationbidetcommodiousdiscommodeincommode Etymology AI details Borrowed from French commode (literally “convenient”). Doublet of comodo. *med- Proto-Indo-European commode French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # commode **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kəˈməʊd/ **Frequency rank:** 38212 ## Meanings 1. A toilet, or a chair with a built-in chamber pot. 2. A low, decorative chest of drawers. ## Examples - The nurse helped the patient onto the commode beside the bed. - An antique commode stood against the bedroom wall. ## Related Forms - accommodation - bidet - commodious - discommode - incommode ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *med- - Root: commode ## Etymology Borrowed from French commode (literally “convenient”). Doublet of comodo. ## AI Etymology Commode is borrowed from French commode (literally “convenient”). Doublet of comodo. Important recorded forms include *med- (Proto-Indo-European) and commode (French). Current senses include a toilet, or a chair with a built-in chamber pot and a low, decorative chest of drawers. The wider family includes related words such as accommodation, bidet, commodious, discommode, and incommode. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown